outdoor furniture

Not sure if you have read any of my 'where to source ' sections on this site, but I try to help find different and unusual things for designers in all sorts of products and also to help companies with getting their products noticed. It is on the first page when you log onto the website on the left hand side.

When designing a garden, I do think about all the 'accessories' needed ie. benches, tables, pots, gazebos etc and research as much information so that I can give the client a choice of product and budget.I think of the garden as a whole and it is important to me to have everything in keeping.

I do have some good relationships with some suppliers but I find that due to different requests at times from clients I cannot always buy from those I wish. Obviously I try to advise and recommend but at the end of the day the client has to choose unless you are very lucky from the start and they will accept what you offer them.

I understand it is hard to some businesses to give a discount to a designer as it may be a one off order . As a designer though it is a good idea to strike up a relationship with a company that can offer a bespoke service which can be tailored to different needs.

Not sure if this answers your question!

Thanks claudia,

I'll go check out the section!

I'll get a brochure sent to you as well if you dont mind - if your address is not on your profile, please let me have it. Have you seen our website? its www.thedalerushworkshop.co.uk.

We do bespoke work.

We dont mind giving discounts to designers - from our perspective, they fufill an important role and are involved with a potential customer at a time when that customer might be thinking of buying outdoor furniture

claudia de yong said:

Not sure if you have read any of my 'where to source ' sections on this site, but I try to help find different and unusual things for designers in all sorts of products and also to help companies with getting their products noticed. It is on the first page when you log onto the website on the left hand side.

When designing a garden, I do think about all the 'accessories' needed ie. benches, tables, pots, gazebos etc and research as much information so that I can give the client a choice of product and budget.I think of the garden as a whole and it is important to me to have everything in keeping.

I do have some good relationships with some suppliers but I find that due to different requests at times from clients I cannot always buy from those I wish. Obviously I try to advise and recommend but at the end of the day the client has to choose unless you are very lucky from the start and they will accept what you offer them.

I understand it is hard to some businesses to give a discount to a designer as it may be a one off order . As a designer though it is a good idea to strike up a relationship with a company that can offer a bespoke service which can be tailored to different needs.

Not sure if this answers your question!

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claudia de yong June 20, 2009 at 8:17pm

Not sure if you have read any of my 'where to source ' sections on this site, but I try to help find different and unusual things for designers in all sorts of products and also to help companies with getting their products noticed. It is on the first page when you log onto the website on the left hand side.

When designing a garden, I do think about all the 'accessories' needed ie. benches, tables, pots, gazebos etc and research as much information so that I can give the client a choice of product and budget.I think of the garden as a whole and it is important to me to have everything in keeping.

I do have some good relationships with some suppliers but I find that due to different requests at times from clients I cannot always buy from those I wish. Obviously I try to advise and recommend but at the end of the day the client has to choose unless you are very lucky from the start and they will accept what you offer them.

I understand it is hard to some businesses to give a discount to a designer as it may be a one off order . As a designer though it is a good idea to strike up a relationship with a company that can offer a bespoke service which can be tailored to different needs.

Not sure if this answers your question!
Michael Parmar June 20, 2009 at 8:26pm

Thanks claudia,

I'll go check out the section!

I'll get a brochure sent to you as well if you dont mind - if your address is not on your profile, please let me have it. Have you seen our website? its www.thedalerushworkshop.co.uk.

We do bespoke work.

We dont mind giving discounts to designers - from our perspective, they fufill an important role and are involved with a potential customer at a time when that customer might be thinking of buying outdoor furniture

claudia de yong said:
Not sure if you have read any of my 'where to source ' sections on this site, but I try to help find different and unusual things for designers in all sorts of products and also to help companies with getting their products noticed. It is on the first page when you log onto the website on the left hand side.

When designing a garden, I do think about all the 'accessories' needed ie. benches, tables, pots, gazebos etc and research as much information so that I can give the client a choice of product and budget.I think of the garden as a whole and it is important to me to have everything in keeping.

I do have some good relationships with some suppliers but I find that due to different requests at times from clients I cannot always buy from those I wish. Obviously I try to advise and recommend but at the end of the day the client has to choose unless you are very lucky from the start and they will accept what you offer them.

I understand it is hard to some businesses to give a discount to a designer as it may be a one off order . As a designer though it is a good idea to strike up a relationship with a company that can offer a bespoke service which can be tailored to different needs.

Not sure if this answers your question!
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Phil Voice June 20, 2009 at 9:00pm

Here is Claudia's 'where to source' series of posts on Landscape Juice
chris nangle June 21, 2009 at 1:47pm

hi michael
we also sell to lots of designers on behalf of there clients, we give a small discount if possible ,the only thing is that you get work specified but furniture ext is often the last thing too go in and the last thing left in the money pot sometimes so we start of with six or seven things and end up delivering two lol.